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"My son does not have a cell phone so thankfully he was not in possession of child pornography but another student put it in his face and said, 'hey watch this,'" Payton said. "Once my son registered what was happening, he shoved the phone away."

Payton said she's disappointed and frustrated she had to hear about this disturbing situation from her children, and not from the principal.

She said the school dropped the ball in what she calls a safety issue.

"They have the capability to send out mass messages and nothing was sent out about this. I had to hear about it from my daughter," Payton said. "The school should be obligated to tell us when something happens in those walls that puts children at risk."

KETV Newswatch 7 reached out to the principal and superintendent but did not hear back from them on Sunday. We hope to hear from them Monday.